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Re:The Bitcoin Bubble and the Future of Currency by erikpukinskis on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @03:03PM (#5488303)
If botnets are free to operate, then won't they still be used? They're only less efficient than ASICs if you have to pay for electricity, right?
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Re:The Bitcoin Bubble and the Future of Currency by wladimir on Thursday April 04, 2013 @03:11AM (#5491408)
Botnets are usually rented out. So there is an opportunity cost, when the nodes and their computational/network resources could be used for more profitable activities.
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